Of harvard the dean medical school. Of the reportr from last september, giving a grim warning of the impact of the pandemic. The phone lines are open. 202 7488000 if you live in the eastern or central time zones. 202 7488001 for those of you in the mountain and pacific time zones. A line set aside for medical professionals, doctors, nurses, emts, 202 7488002. Thank you for joining us. We begin with the numbers, courtesy of Johns Hopkins university. Around the world, 3. 6 million confirmed cases and the global death toll approaching 257,000. Is joining us. Y he is the dean of Harvard Medical School. I want to start with a story you were quoted in in the wall street journal. You were working with chinese doctors privately for best practices and treatment. Dr. Daley we are. The current pandemic respects no international boundaries. Medicine and science are forces for International Diplomacy that transcend politics. In late january, when it was clear that the virus was ravaging china, coll
And if you missed any coverage, watch anytime ondemand, at cspan. Org coronavirus. Approaching 257,000. Is joining us. Y he is the dean of Harvard Medical School. I want to start with a story you were quoted in in the wall street journal. You were working with chinese doctors privately for best practices and treatment. Dr. Daley we are. The current pandemic respects no international boundaries. Medicine and science are forces for International Diplomacy that transcend politics. In late january, when it was clear that the virus was ravaging china, colleagues from china reached out to us asking for help. It was a time when there was tremendous tension between our countries. Our government was struggling. Channelse not formal for communication. The centers for Disease Control was not involved in china. The National Institute of health was rebuffed. Because of personal connections, we linked to our chinese colleagues and began working together. In those early times, they were reaching out
International boundaries. Medicine and science are forces for International Diplomacy that transcend politics. In late january, when it was clear that the virus was ravaging china, colleagues from china reached out to us asking for help. It was a time when there was tremendous tension between our countries. Our government was struggling. Channelse not formal for communication. The centers for Disease Control was not involved in china. The National Institute of health was rebuffed. Because of personal connections, we linked to our chinese colleagues and began working together. In those early times, they were reaching out to us for help. Very quickly, the tables were turned and we started asking them for help. The communication continues. It is a model for cooperation. In those clinical trials, those long conversations, what has surprised you the most . Are unique, there features to this virus. We were interacting directly the doctor who had been the hero of the first sars outbreak. He w
We welcome you to this primetime edition of the washington journal. With the senate back in session today, we will talk to a leading vaccine expert from newton, massachusetts. Later, we will examine some of the new side effects from this virus. We hope you join in on the conversation. Our phone lines are open. If you live in the eastern or central time zone. For those of you out west if you are a medical professional, we would love to hear from you. Good monday evening. Thank you for being with us. Lookgin as we always do, at the numbers from Johns Hopkins university. Now around the world, the number of coronavirus cases approaching 3. 6 million in 187 countries and regions. The death toll has exceeded 251,000 around the globe. Joining us from massachusetts is dr. Mark poznansky, director of the vaccine and Immunotherapy Center at mass general hospital. I want to begin with the headline today from the new york times. As states moved to reopen, at least one model predicting the u. S. De
With the senate back in session today, we will talk to a leading vaccine expert from newton, massachusetts. Later, we will examine some of the new side effects from this virus. We hope you join in on the conversation. Our phone lines are open. If you live in the eastern or central time zone. 202 7488000. For those out west, 202 7488001. If you are a medical professional, we would love to hear from you. 202 7488002. Good monday evening. Thank you for being with us. We begin as we always do, look at the numbers from Johns Hopkins university. Now around the world, the number of coronavirus cases approaching 3. 6 million in 187 countries and regions. The death toll has exceeded 251,000 around the globe. Joining us from massachusetts is dr. Mark poznansky, director of the vaccine and Immunotherapy Center at mass general hospital. I want to begin with the headline today from the new york times. As states moved to reopen, at least one model predicting the u. S. Death rate could double. As you